2020–21 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Kilmarnock's eighth season in the Scottish Premiership, and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock will also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Kilmarnock
2020–21 season
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerAlex Dyer
StadiumRugby Park

Overview

Kilmarnock will begin the 2020–21 season under the management of Alex Dyer who signed a two-year contract in June 2020, following his spell in temporary charge.[1]

Results and fixtures

Pre-Season
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers
17 July 2020 Motherwell A 3–2[2] Kabamba '40, Trialist '75, Kiltie '81
22 July 2020 Livingston H 1–2[3] McKenzie 51'
25 July 2020 Dundee United A 1–1[4] Kiltie 46'

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
1 August 2020 Hibernian A 1–2[5] Burke 44' 0 8th
9 August 2020 Celtic H 1–1[6] Burke 24' (pen.) 0 8th
12 August 2020 Ross County A 2–2[7] Power 59', Burke 66' 0 7th
15 August 2020 St Johnstone H 1–2[8] Tshibola 61' 0 8th
22 August 2020 Rangers A –
29 August 2020 Dundee United H –
2 September 2020 Aberdeen A –

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock were drawn in Group E alongside Clyde, Dumbarton, Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk. The competition is scheduled to start in October 2020.[9]

Scottish Cup

Club statistics

Competition Overview
Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 1 August 2020 May 2021 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 000.00
League Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Scottish Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 000.00
Source: Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
6 Celtic 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
7 St Johnstone 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
8 Kilmarnock 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 2
9 Motherwell 4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2
10 Livingston 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[10]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League Cup table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLY DUM DNF FAL KIL
1 Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Second Round — — —
2 Dumbarton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Second Round — — —
3 Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
4 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
5 Kilmarnock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
First match(es) will be played on 6 October 2020. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[11]

Squad statistics
As of matches played on 15 August 2020[12]
No. Pos. Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Jake Eastwood 100000001000
2DF Aaron McGowan 100000001000
3DF Brandon Haunstrup 200000002000
4DF Clevid Dikamona 000000000000
5DF Kirk Broadfoot 400000004010
6MF Alan Power 410000004140
7MF Rory McKenzie 200000002010
8MF Gary Dicker 300000003010
9FW Eamonn Brophy 200000002000
10MF Greg Kiltie 300000003000
11FW Nicke Kabamba 400000004000
12FW Danny Whitehall 100000001000
14DF Zino Ibsen Rossi 000000000000
15MF Mohamed El Makrini 000000000000
16GK Colin Doyle 000000000000
17DF Stuart Findlay 400000004000
18DF Calum Waters 400000004000
19DF Mitchell Pinnock 200000002000
20FW Innes Cameron 000000000000
22DF Ross Millen 400000004001
23GK Danny Rogers 400000004000
25FW Kyle Connell 000000000000
27MF Aaron Tshibola 410000004100
29MF Chris Burke 430000004300
32MF Thomas Brindley 000000000000
33MF Ally Taylor 000000000000
34GK Curtis Lyle 000000000000

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2020 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2020–21

Transfers in
Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
15 June 2020 DF Aaron McGowan Hamilton Academical Free [13]
8 July 2020 MF Mitchell Pinnock Wimbledon Free [14]
15 July 2020 DF Zeno Ibsen Rossi Bournemouth Loan [15]
21 July 2020 FW Danny Whitehall Maidenhead United Free [16]
22 July 2020 DF Brandon Haunstrup Portsmouth Free [17]
28 July 2020 GK Danny Rogers Aberdeen Free [18]
30 July 2020 GK Jake Eastwood Sheffield United Loan [19]
31 July 2020 MF Aaron Tshibola Aves Free [20]
6 August 2020 MF Clevid Dikamona Heart of Midlothian Free [21]
11 August 2020 DF Colin Doyle Heart of Midlothian Loan [22]

Transfers out
Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
19 May 2020 MF Harry Bunn Free Agent Free [23]
19 May 2020 MF Adam Frizzell Free Agent Free [24]
19 May 2020 GK Devlin MacKay Free Agent Free [25]
25 June 2020 GK Jamie Walker Stranraer Free [26]
10 July 2020 MF Dom Thomas Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed [27]
16 July 2020 GK Jamie MacDonald Raith Rovers Free [28]
16 July 2020 MF Iain Wilson Dunfermline Athletic Free [29]
1 August 2020 DF Stephen Hendrie Morecambe Free [30]
6 August 2020 GK Jan Koprivec Tabor Sežana Free [31]
13 August 2020 DF Stephen O'Donnell Motherwell Free [32][33]
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